Two or Five cm From Pylorus During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Morbid Obesity

Treatments: Procedure: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01846637

2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators compare two techniques for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. in the first one the distal margin of stapling is 2 cm from the pylorus and in the second it is 6 cm away from the pylorus.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• morbid obese patients

Exclusion criteria

• contraindication to laparoscopy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

2 cm from pylorus

Experimental group

Description:

at laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy the distal point of gastric division is 2 cm from the pylorus.

Treatment:

Procedure: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

6 cm from pylorus

Active Comparator group

Description:

at laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy the distal point of gastric division is 6 cm from the pylorus

Treatment:

Procedure: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy